Month: November 2015

The combination of honey and cinnamon has been used as an efficient folk remedy for thousands of years. The Egyptians used it in treatment of wounds, the Greeks to prolong their lifespan, and the Indians to maintain a healthy body balance. All these people knew about the medicinal properties of both honey and cinnamon.

Even modern medicine confirms their health benefits, and this all-natural mix has been approved by health experts and nutritionists since it can treat numerous conditions and illnesses.

These two powerful natural ingredients can be used in various health conditions, including colds and flu, high cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases, gallbladder infections and arthritis.

Relieve colds

In order to treat common colds, mix a tablespoon of honey and a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon. The consumption of the combination of honey and cinnamon will relieve cold, chronic cough and sinus congestion.

Strengthen your immune system

Consume these ingredients regularly every day in order to boost your immune system. They naturally protect your body from bacterial and viral infections.

Reduce cholesterol

By mixing two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon in a large cup of water you will successfully address high cholesterol levels. Your cholesterol levels will decrease by 10% in only two hours.

Treat cardiovascular disease

Regular consumption of a little honey and cinnamon spread on a slice of bread instead of marmalade or jam in the morning will help you lower your blood cholesterol levels and prevent the risk of cardiac arrest.

Cure gallbladder infections

You can treat gallbladder infection by regular consumption of a mixture made of a cup of boiled water, to which you one large tablespoon of honey and two tablespoon of cinnamon.

Fight arthritis

Chronic arthritis can be treated by regular consumption of a similar mixture to the one above, made of a cup of boiled water, to which you add two tablespoons of honey and a tablespoon of cinnamon. You need to drink this combo twice a day, in the morning and evening.

by Nick Meyer | September 11, 2014
When we think of the best foods to eat at night, raw honey might not pop into our heads because of how sweet it is, and eating anything sweet before bed typically doesn’t end well.

But raw honey is different because of its natural composition, to the point where some doctors are even recommending it be taken before bedtime.

Among them is Dr. Ron Fessenden, MD, who authored the book ‘The Honey Revolution: Restoring the Health of Future Generations.’

Fessenen is among those recommending honey as an ideal food for many reasons and to be taken at many different times of day, but perhaps most interestingly before bed in order to support a healthy night’s sleep.

Honey may be one of the sweetest foods out there, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be helpful for your body as it undergoes the repairing process overnight.

As always make sure your honey is raw and organic, since most grocery store brands are imported, contain GMOs, and are oftentimes heated so that many of the beneficial compounds are destroyed in the name of “safety.” In this case it’s best to buy it directly from the farmer.

How raw honey aids in sleep quality (and quantity)

As noted by Fessenden, raw honey contains “an ideal ratio of fructose to glucose,’ to support the liver, an organ that works overtime literally and figuratively, during the sleeping process.

Eating honey ensures that the liver will have an adequate supply of liver glycogen throughout the day, and taking it before bedtime can serve as the perfect liver fuel at night. Combined with adequate, pure water, your body should have most of what it needs to perform its restorative and detoxing functions.

According to this blog post from Fessenden, honey promotes a truly deep and restorative sleep in two main ways.

First, it allows for an adequate supply of liver glycogen overnight while your body is fasting and stores are low. He notes that the average adult liver only has about 75 to 100 grams worth of storage space for glycogen, which varies between men and women of different body sizes.

Per hour the body consumes about 10 grams of glycogen during the day, leaving our stores quite low by the time our heads hit the pillow at 11 p.m.

That leaves less liver glycogen than is needed for eight hours of sleep if you ate dinner at 6 p.m., Fessenden says.

However, if you take a teaspoon or two of honey before bed, you’ll be re-stocking your liver with glycogen so that your brain doesn’t activate a stress response, which often occurs when glycogen is low. Honey also contributes to the release of melatonin in the brain, as it leads to a slight spike in insulin levels and the release of tryptophan in the brain. Tryptophan leads to serontonin which is made into melatonin in the dark.

Finally, when adding honey to your diet at night, you’ll be supporting a healthy metabolism as your liver goes to work breaking down the toxins that are ultimately stored in fat cells.

Other health benefits of honey

In addition to the ability to help us have a restful night’s sleep, honey has a wide range of benefits that have been tested throughout time.

Honey virtually never spoils, as it has been found in Egyptian tombs still intact after many hundreds of years.

The popular sweetener is also anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, excellent for reducing throat irritation, great for athletes, and much more, as this article notes.

Regardless of how you use your honey, don’t forget to buy organic and raw from a local farmer: the benefits of honey have been enjoyed for thousands of years, but they just don’t make it the way they used to anymore (unless you buy from a trustworthy organic farmer or beekeeper, that is).

– See more at: http://althealthworks.com/3807/cant-sleep-all-the-way-through-night-a-little-bit-of-raw-honey-might-do-the-trick/#sthash.5RzPcbS4.dpuf

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A group of scientists in Sweden is brewing mead they say will help fight against antibiotic resistance. Honey Hunter’s Elixir is technically a new type of mead, but there aren’t many drinks out there that are older – the ancient honey brew has been around for over 2600 years.

Often called “the drink of the gods,” it was long believed that mead could sustain good health (or even make you immortal). The Vikings drank it, the Maya drank it, even the Egyptians drank it, and all of them held a strong belief that it had many medicinal properties.

After a millenia of mead dominating the fermented beverage scene, it fell out of fashion, and so did the belief that it could cure what ails ya. But now with findings pointing to the restorative properties of honey, we’re wondering if those ancient civilizations were onto something.

Olofsson and Alejandra Vasquez discovered in 2014 that bees had a lactic acid in their stomachs that when mixed with honey could cure chronic wounds in animals that had previously resisted other types of treatments. The bacteria found in bees and subsequently in honey and mead have the potential to kill off human pathogens that had previously proved resistant.

To brew Honey Hunter’s Elixir, the brewery and scientists decided to use all 13 beneficial honeybee lactic acid bacteria plus the wild yeasts from the honey itself, leaving nothing to chance. If you’re wondering why your own mead isn’t curing your strep throat, it’s because modern mead processing kills off all life in the honey, including helpful flora.

Currently, the mead is being tested in human trials and scientists are scurrying to determine all the possible applications should it be found that this mead can be used as an antibiotic. More than just a super awesome recreation of a historical bevvy, antibiotic mead could be a huge medical advancement for countries that have trouble accessing antibiotics, or for fighting diseases that have become resistant to other antibiotics.

The more important question, though, is where was I when they were picking volunteers for the human trials?

today we feature our Foot Cream . like our other creams and Balms it is 100% natural using our own Beeswax . this is an excellent product for tired legs and feet It helps sooth sore feet and moisturizes the skin. Good after a long day on the move. I use it after my evening run and find it brilliant to sooth tired muscles

Massage into sore muscles and enjoy the cooling sensation (it’ll take a couple minutes to kick in)! feet up and a glass of wine and wait for the peppermint to kick in